Hi Sweetie — would you like to go on a date with me this weekend? I put together our week so you can see what I’m thinking. I want us to be more intentional about everything — our time, our faith, our future. I love you.
Our Daily Rhythm
Steven
New Jersey (ET)
8:00a
Wake up
8–9
Devotional
9–11:30
Deep work
11:30–1p
Call you ♥
5:30–7
Exercise & study
10–10:30p
Plan tomorrow
10:30–11
Shower
11p–1a
Call you ♥
1:00a
Asleep
Bonnie
Taichung (TPE)
10:00a
Wake up
10–1p
Talk to Steven ♥
1p–10:30p
Your day
10:30–11
Shower
11:00p
In bed
11–1a
Talk to Steven ♥
1:00a
Asleep
This week's goal: Enforce our new sleep schedule together. Steven: 7 hrs (1 AM – 8 AM). Bonnie: 9 hrs (1 AM – 10 AM). We hold each other accountable.
This Week
Mon
Steven → TMJ doctor, 3:00–3:30 PM ET
Tue
Bonnie → Bridal shop to check on dress 💗
This wk
Bonnie → Doctor appointment for blood work 🩹 Please schedule it this week, sweetie
Sun
Watch sermon together, pray, & plan next week
Date Time
💕
This Weekend
Saturday or Sunday — your 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM TPE
You pick what sounds good below.
Escape Room
Online escape room we solve together over video call. We talk through the clues and figure it out as a team.
Couch Clues
Each of us gets different documents and clues. We piece them together to crack the case.
Paint Together
We both paint the same thing at the same time. It's going to look terrible and that's the whole point.
Wavelength
I give you a one-word clue. You guess where it falls on a spectrum. Quick rounds that show how we think.
Gottman Card Decks
Conversation cards by marriage researchers. Questions about each other's world — not small talk.
Let's Talk About
1
Our new schedule — are we both committed? What feels hard? What feels good?
2
Wedding check-in — what's the next decision we need to make after the dress?
3
What's one thing that made you feel loved this past week? One thing that hurt?
4
Honeymoon — where are we on planning? Let's pick a destination this week.
5
Bonnie — what's on YOUR mind this week? Anything you want to bring up?
Grow Together
Sunday Sermon Together
Sweetie, let’s try something new. Each week, one of us picks a sermon for us to watch together on Sunday. I’ll start this week. We can have our Bibles open, take notes, and see how God speaks to us. Afterwards, we pray a blessing over each other for the new week ahead.
Bible App Plan
We can also start a couples plan on the YouVersion Bible App if you want. There are a lot of good ones. We can pick one together.
Our Goals This Week
Steven
Keep the new schedule — asleep by 1 AM every night
Deep work 9–11:30 AM with no distractions
Exercise at least 4 days this week
Be fully present on our calls — laptop closed
Bonnie
Schedule doctor appointment for blood work
Asleep by 1 AM, wake by 10 AM
What else? Tell me and I’ll add it here
Sunday — Pray for Each Other
Pray for Steven
Discipline and consistency with the new schedule
Wisdom at work — a lot of moving pieces right now
Pray for Bonnie
Health — courage to go to the doctor, start taking care of herself
Peace and good rest every night